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Timing light?

Subject: Timing light?
From: roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)
Date: Fri Nov 18 22:07:09 2005
In-reply-to: <53150.192.122.250.250.1132348810.squirrel@www.validpath.com>
References: <BAY103-F1E6DFA9D99A928E6203E5DD5E0@phx.gbl> <53150.192.122.250.250.1132348810.squirrel@www.validpath.com>
> You could always drag Cathy out here with you rehash the Scirocco
> version of Fried Green Tomatoes!  LOL   :)

As long as we don't do Thelma and Louise! And there could be a problem,
because I'm sure I could find room for a tiny little thing like another
MkI. :)

Cathy



>
> JT
>
>
> >  Sure...
> >  I drove the MKII 681 miles home. The alt died 50 miles into the
> >  trip, the radiator leaked and the belts gave out just as I pulled
> >  into the street. That was just Ohio to NY!
> >
> >  Julie Macfarlane
> >  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >  DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >  1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >  Amsterdam NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
> >> Reply-To: area53@validpath.com
> >> To: juliemac57@hotmail.com
> >> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> Subject: RE: Timing light?
> >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:52:40 -0600 (CST)
> >>
> >> You DRIVE it back, my dear!  :)  Just ask Marc Getty how quickly
> >> it can be done.  :)
> >>
> >> >  Sorry bout that. Jill gets the 8v MKII. I still keep the MKI
> >> with the 16v!
> >> >
> >> >  As for the chassis, I would LOVE a rust free Tx or Ca shell.
> >> But how do I
> >> >  transport some thing like that?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >  Julie Macfarlane
> >> >  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >  DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >  1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> >  Amsterdam NY
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
> >> >> Reply-To: area53@validpath.com
> >> >> To: juliemac57@hotmail.com
> >> >> CC: patrick.bureau@gmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> Subject: RE: Timing light?
> >> >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:10:15 -0600 (CST)
> >> >>
> >> >> Julie - when you say "rebuilt" I assume you mean sans 2L16v - a
> >> >> newbie driver
> >> >> shouldn't have that kind of power at their disposal. So, that
> >> >> begs the question
> >> >> of when will you be getting a cherry, rust-free, California mk1
> >> to replace
> >> >> it??  :)  Or am I confused by the first statement and that Jill
> >> >> will get the
> >> >> mk_2_ when Draco gets rebuilt...?
> >> >>
> >> >> JT
> >> >>
> >> >> >  Ok. Reasons?
> >> >> >  1) After Draco gets rebuilt it will become Jills car.
> >> >> >  2) I promiced Daun it would stay stock. (NO lime green seat
> >> >> >  covers or flames  and dragons ala the fast & the furious....
> >> >> >  Sorry Jill) 3) You want me to get jill in a high HP car
> >> >> after years of exposure to your
> >> >> >   guys?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> >  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >> >  DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >> >  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >> >  1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> >> >  Amsterdam NY
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> From: "Patrick Bureau" <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> To: "'Julie Macfarlane'" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> >> CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >> >> >> Subject: RE: Timing light?
> >> >> >> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:33:40 -0600
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Sell the 8v, go back to easy peasy 16v will ya (grin)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Look it up in the 8v bentley /;) its described how to do
> >> >> >> both.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ----
> >> >> >> Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> From: Julie Macfarlane [mailto:juliemac57@hotmail.com]
> >> >> >> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:31 PM
> >> >> >> To: patrick.bureau@gmail.com
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: Timing light?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Jeeze. I have no idea what I am doing with the timing and
> >> >> you quote dwell?
> >> >> >> I donot know how to set that!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> >> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >> >> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >> >> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >> >> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> >> >> Amsterdam NY
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > From: Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> > To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> >> > Subject: Re: Timing light?
> >> >> >> > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:55:24 -0600
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I like 14' on my 2L but I also adjusted the dwell to 60
> >> >> >> > degree /;)
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >   On 11/17/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> >> > > wrote:
> >> >> >> > >  Ok. Thas easy. Do I disconnect the vac advance during
> >> >> all this? What
> >> >> >> > >  is the best position (apart from the 6deg mark) for an
> >> >> >> > > 8V?
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >  Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> >> > >  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >> >> > >  DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >> >> > >  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >> >> > >  1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> >> >> > >  Amsterdam NY
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > > From: Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@gmail.com>
> >> >> >> > > > To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> >> > > > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> >> > > > Subject: Re: Timing light?
> >> >> >> > > > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:06:55 -0500
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > Set it to zero and line up the timing mark on the
> >> >> >> flywheel with the
> >> >> >> > > > pointer on the bellhousing.
> >> >> >> > > > Set it to 6 and line up the zero mark on the flywheel
> >> >> >> > > > with the pointer on the bellhousing.
> >> >> >> > > > Set it to whatever advanced timing you think your
> >> >> >> engine would like
> >> >> >> > > > and line up the zero on the flywheel with the pointer
> >> >> >> > > > on the bellhousing.
> >> >> >> > > > ;^)
> >> >> >> > > > Dan
> >> >> >> > > >
> >> >> >> > > > On 11/17/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> >> > > > >  wrote: Soooo. No one knows how to use the variable
> >> >> >> > > > > timing light?
> >> >> >> > > > > > Having dropped a BFH on the pick up of my (only)
> >> 20 year old
> >> >> >> > > > > > timing
> >> >> >> > > > light,
> >> >> >> > > > > > I had to borrow a friends. It is adjustable
> >> >> >> > > > > > timimng. How do
> >> I
> >> >> >> > > > > > use this?
> >> >> >> > > > > > I got the basic timing done (and it was a HUGE
> >> >> >> difference), it
> >> >> >> > > > > > runs
> >> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> > > > LOT
> >> >> >> > > > > > smoother.
> >> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > > Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> >> > > > > > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >> >> > > > > > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >> >> > > > > > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >> >> > > > > > 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg Amsterdam NY
> >> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> >> >> >> > > > > > Scirocco-l mailing list
> >> >> >> > > > > > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> >> > > > > > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> >> > > > >  _______________________________________________
> >> >> >> > > > >  Scirocco-l mailing list
> >> >> >> > > > >  Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> >> > > > >  http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >  _______________________________________________
> >> >> >> > >  Scirocco-l mailing list
> >> >> >> > >  Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> >> > >  http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message.
> >> >> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >> >> >> Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/168 - Release
> >> >> >> Date: 11/14/2005
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> >> >> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >> >> >> Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/168 - Release
> >> >> >> Date: 11/14/2005
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  _______________________________________________
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> >> >> >  Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> >  http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
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